Teens arrested after threatening bus driver with gun in Crown Hill

Seattle police nabbed a group of teens teens early Saturday morning after a Metro bus driver was threatened with a gun in Crown Hill.

Officers fielded a 12:37 a.m. report from the 9900 block of Holman Road Northwest about multiple people threatening a bus driver, one suspect armed with a handgun.

The group left the bus and ran south through the QFC parking lot, according to reports.

Responding officers saw three potential suspects south of Holman Road Northwest. The group ran into a residential neighborhood near Northwest 97th Street and Seventh Avenue Northwest, according to the Seattle Police Department. Police contained the area and a police dog responded to the scene to search for the suspects.

Police detained a female suspect a few minutes before finding a male suspect matching the description of the one who was armed with a handgun. However, he was not armed when police contacted him, reports say.

The police dog found a third suspect, a male, a block away and hiding beneath a parked car. He surrendered when he saw the approaching police dog, according to Seattle police.
That suspect was armed with a knife and a handgun was found on the ground next to him.

Two of the three people detained by police were arrested and booked into the Youth Service Center for investigation of assault, threats and illegal firearm possession.